Head of Finance

London Source: WhatJobs

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Overview

As Head of Finance, you will lead the charity’s finance function to support its new five-year strategy. You will drive strategic financial control, oversee governance, and deliver insightful commercial analysis for Trustees and senior stakeholders. You will champion data, digital, and AI-enabled ways of working, while guiding a finance team and partner network to improve decision-making. This role sits at the intersection of finance, technology, and strategy, offering high visibility and sector impact. You will shape financial processes and automation to enable sustainable delivery of the charity’s mission.

Pay / Benefits

10% employer pension contribution
30 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)
private healthcare
season ticket loan
hybrid working (2 anchor days in office)
flexible core hours

Responsibilities

Strategic financial control, governance, reporting, audit, tax, and compliance with high-level advisory support to Trustees and Committee members
Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning, partnering across the organisation to improve insight and decisions
Champion adoption of AI, data analytics, and digital tools; manage systems including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Salesforce
Lead and empower direct reports (Assistant Financial Controller and Finance Business Partner) to foster a collaborative, continuous-improvement culture

Key requirements

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent) with post-qualification senior finance leadership experience
Strong track record in financial planning, budgeting, team management, and senior stakeholder partnering
Industry context: charity or not-for-profit sector experience (Charity SORP) is advantageous; strong commercial mindset acceptable